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Menahga, Minnesota

Menahga, Minnesota
City
Location of Menahga, Minnesota
Location of Menahga, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°45′11″N 95°5′59″W / 46.75306°N 95.09972°W / 46.75306; -95.09972
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Wadena
Area
 • Total 3.89 sq mi (10.08 km2)
 • Land 3.70 sq mi (9.58 km2)
 • Water 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
Elevation 1,401 ft (427 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,306
 • Estimate (2012) 1,289
 • Density 35/sq mi (136.3/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 56464
Area code(s) 218
FIPS code 27-41660
GNIS feature ID 0647760

Menahga is a city in Wadena County in the U.S. state of Minnesota The population was 1,306 at the 2010 census.

Menahga was platted in 1891, and named for the Ojibwe language word meaning "blueberry". A post office has been in operation at Menahga since 1891.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.89 square miles (10.08 km2); 3.70 square miles (9.58 km2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2) is water.

The Blueberry River flows just north of the city.

U.S. Route 71 and Minnesota State Highway 87 are two of the main routes in the city.

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,306 people, 569 households, and 301 families residing in the city. The population density was 353.0 inhabitants per square mile (136.3/km2). There were 654 housing units at an average density of 176.8 per square mile (68.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.8% White, 0.5% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 569 households of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.1% were non-families. 42.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 3.01.


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